Kevin Brady: “What kind of partner will we have in free trade with Chile? The answer is, America will have a wonderful partner in…”

“What kind of partner will we have in free trade with Chile? The answer is, America will have a wonderful partner in trade. Chile has one of the fastest growing economies in the entire world. Over the last two decades, Chile has established a vigorous democracy, an open democracy, a thriving and open economy built on trade and a free market society. These are American values that we treasure. These are values that Chile embraces. The American-Chile Free Trade Agreement will help Chile continue its impressive record of growth, of development and in alleviating poverty in Chile; it will help spur progress in the Free Trade Area of the Americas; and importantly, I think it will send a positive message throughout the world by demonstrating that America will work in true partnership with those who are committed to free markets. Free trade opens markets, it opens minds, it fosters democracy, it fosters labor rights and environmental protections. This free trade agreement represents those values, American values that we ought to be embracing.”